DepEd completes SEDIP projects Eastern Visayas

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
February 26, 2007

TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte  –  The Department of Education revealed that it has completed 31,531 Secondary Education Development and Improvement Projects (SEDIP) in Eastern Visayas since the inception of the Project until December 2006.

In Southern Leyte, where the SEDIP program is still ongoing, 54 new school buildings were contracted during the quarter with a total disbursement of P35 million. The total number of classrooms for the secondary schools in Southern Leyte is 423 while 64 additional classrooms are needed for school year 2006-2007.

For DepEd Leyte Division, all the targets for the quarter have been completed. These include the construction of 50 new classrooms, construction of 18 new toilet facilities, construction of 2 Science Laboratories, construction of 1 industrial arts building, procurement of 1,140 arm chairs, procurement of 19 teachers tables and 19 teachers chairs, procurement of 8 teachers table and procurement of 60 Science laboratory stools.

The total number of classrooms existing in the Leyte Division is 1,543 while 359 additional classrooms are needed for school year 2006-2007.

For the Division of Biliran 16 new school buildings have already been constructed out of the 18 targeted. The 2 additional school buildings are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2007.

Of the 8 school buildings which need to be improved, three have been completed while the remaining five are scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2007. The training of 2 school heads has been conducted while the training of 19 teachers has already been conducted 100 percent. Only 44 percent of the 71,050 textbooks and information materials which are centrally procured, have been delivered.

The Secondary Education Development and Improvement Program is in consonance with the thrust of the Administration to reduce the disparity in net enrolment and completion rates by improving the quality and relevance of secondary education in target provinces.